9-Letter Words Starting With L
There are 702 nine-letter words starting with L in our dictionary; 297 of them are common words.
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The 600 most common of 702 words
- labelling12 points
- literally12 points
- languages11 points
- libraries11 points
- locations11 points
- lunchtime16 points
- launching15 points
- lifestyle15 points
- logically15 points
- landscape14 points
- legendary14 points
- liability14 points
- lightning14 points
- lecturing12 points
- licensing12 points
- ludicrous12 points
- lecturers11 points
- liberties11 points
- librarian11 points
- listening10 points
- liquefied22 points
- lacquered21 points
- liquefies21 points
- localized21 points
- lymphatic21 points
- legalized20 points
- localizes20 points
- locksmith20 points
- laxatives19 points
- legalizes19 points
- liquidate19 points
- liquoring19 points
- lawmakers18 points
- livestock18 points
- labyrinth17 points
- limericks17 points
- lipsticks17 points
- landmarks16 points
- lavishing16 points
- linchpins16 points
- lobbyists16 points
- longevity16 points
- luxuriant16 points
- luxuriate16 points
- luxurious16 points
- laughable15 points
- lavishest15 points
- leapfrogs15 points
- lethargic15 points
- limelight15 points
- logarithm15 points
- lampooned14 points
- launchers14 points
- leveraged14 points
- liberally14 points
- lifeboats14 points
- lifeguard14 points
- lifetimes14 points
- lightened14 points
- limbering14 points
- loathsome14 points
- loincloth14 points
- loopholes14 points
- lucrative14 points
- lumbering14 points
- luncheons14 points
- landowner13 points
- lathering13 points
- lavenders13 points
- leafleted13 points
- lengthens13 points
- lengthier13 points
- levelling13 points
- leverages13 points
- licorices13 points
- lightness13 points
- likeliest13 points
- loathings13 points
- lollipops13 points
- lubricant13 points
- lubricate13 points
- labouring12 points
- lacerated12 points
- laddering12 points
- lamenting12 points
- leisurely12 points
- libelling12 points
- liberated12 points
- lifelines12 points
- ligaments12 points
- litterbug12 points
- liveliest12 points
- loftiness12 points
- loveliest12 points
- loyalties12 points
- laborious11 points
- labourers11 points
- lacerates11 points
- landlords11 points
- landslide11 points
- larcenies11 points
- laundered11 points
- libellous11 points
- liberates11 points
- limestone11 points
- limitless11 points
- limousine11 points
- lingering11 points
- liniments11 points
- longitude11 points
- lullabies11 points
- lateraled10 points
- latitudes10 points
- laundries10 points
- legislate10 points
- lessening10 points
- lettering10 points
- ligatures10 points
- linguists10 points
- littering10 points
- liturgies10 points
- loitering10 points
- loosening10 points
- laureates9 points
- lionesses9 points
- listeners9 points
- literates9 points
- loiterers9 points
- loneliest9 points
- lotteries9 points
- lynchings18 points
- lookalike17 points
- leftovers15 points
- lifesaver15 points
- loudmouth15 points
- lecherous14 points
- longingly14 points
- lowercase14 points
- lyricists14 points
- landfills13 points
- levitated13 points
- laminated12 points
- leniently12 points
- levitates12 points
- logistics12 points
- laminates11 points
- litigated11 points
- litigates10 points
- liquidize28 points
- lazybones23 points
- loquacity23 points
- liquidity22 points
- lampblack21 points
- lymphomas21 points
- lachrymal19 points
- lifeworks19 points
- lionizing19 points
- laughably18 points
- leukocyte18 points
- lambskins17 points
- limpidity17 points
- lyrically17 points
- ladybirds16 points
- lawgivers16 points
- laypeople16 points
- lengthily16 points
- lunchroom16 points
- lampposts15 points
- larkspurs15 points
- lawlessly15 points
- leviathan15 points
- lifeblood15 points
- locoweeds15 points
- logotypes15 points
- lordships15 points
- lovebirds15 points
- luckiness15 points
- lumberman15 points
- lumbermen15 points
- lustfully15 points
- lagniappe14 points
- lambasted14 points
- languidly14 points
- layperson14 points
- leitmotif14 points
- lollygags14 points
- laburnums13 points
- lambastes13 points
- lamebrain13 points
- landfalls13 points
- lankiness13 points
- lastingly13 points
- latecomer13 points
- laudatory13 points
- leasehold13 points
- leavening13 points
- loanwords13 points
- longhairs13 points
- longhorns13 points
- lumpiness13 points
- lactating12 points
- larboards12 points
- laterally12 points
- leastwise12 points
- legalisms12 points
- levellers12 points
- levelness12 points
- logicians12 points
- longboats12 points
- lowliness12 points
- loyalists12 points
- lucidness12 points
- lactation11 points
- larcenous11 points
- libations11 points
- libellers11 points
- liberator11 points
- libertine11 points
- librettos11 points
- licensees11 points
- ligatured11 points
- lineament11 points
- locutions11 points
- landlines10 points
- largeness10 points
- lassitude10 points
- launderer10 points
- laundress10 points
- legations10 points
- lingerers10 points
- litigants10 points
- litigious10 points
- lodestars10 points
- lodestone10 points
- lordliest10 points
- lorgnette10 points
- luridness10 points
- littorals9 points
- looseness9 points
- lousiness9 points
- lustiness9 points
- latchkeys21 points
- ladyships18 points
- lightship18 points
- lamplight17 points
- lawnmower17 points
- leaseback17 points
- lyrebirds15 points
- layabouts14 points
- leitmotiv14 points
- legionary13 points
- longhouse13 points
- lowlander13 points
- landslips12 points
- lemonades12 points
- linearity12 points
- lolloping12 points
- litigator10 points
- longueurs10 points
- lawmaking19 points
- lightface18 points
- launchpad17 points
- leukemics17 points
- liveryman17 points
- liverymen17 points
- lunkheads17 points
- ladyloves16 points
- lakefront16 points
- lambently16 points
- leafstalk16 points
- lubricity16 points
- lacewings15 points
- laggardly15 points
- liverwort15 points
- loutishly15 points
- lanthanum14 points
- lapboards14 points
- lithesome14 points
- lowermost14 points
- lysosomal14 points
- lysosomes14 points
- laryngeal13 points
- leakiness13 points
- learnedly13 points
- lightener13 points
- lumberers13 points
- lavaliere12 points
- libidinal12 points
- litheness12 points
- larcenist11 points
- learnable11 points
- legginess11 points
- liturgist10 points
- letterers9 points
- litterers9 points
- lutanists9 points
- lutenists9 points
- lockboxes24 points
- laicizing21 points
- lexically21 points
- liquefier21 points
- lyophobic21 points
- labialize20 points
- logomachy20 points
- lixiviate19 points
- loxodrome19 points
- lumpishly19 points
- lyophilic19 points
- lazaretto18 points
- lickerish18 points
- linearize18 points
- lobectomy18 points
- lagomorph17 points
- lithotomy17 points
- lychnises17 points
- laccolith16 points
- libriform16 points
- lithology16 points
- logogriph16 points
- luxations16 points
- lancewood15 points
- landforms15 points
- lapstrake15 points
- larvicide15 points
- lethality15 points
- lightsome15 points
- limekilns15 points
- limitedly15 points
- limnology15 points
- lintwhite15 points
- labdanums14 points
- libratory14 points
- lichenous14 points
- limewater14 points
- lipolysis14 points
- lissomely14 points
- lithopone14 points
- locatives14 points
- luciferin14 points
- lysimeter14 points
- laconisms13 points
- lampooner13 points
- langsynes13 points
- lapidated13 points
- larghetto13 points
- leadworts13 points
- leeringly13 points
- lemniscus13 points
- leptosome13 points
- levanting13 points
- lightless13 points
- limitable13 points
- limonitic13 points
- lingually13 points
- lividness13 points
- lobscouse13 points
- localisms13 points
- locatable13 points
- locomotor13 points
- lodgement13 points
- lodgments13 points
- logograms13 points
- logorrhea13 points
- longevous13 points
- lorikeets13 points
- luminance13 points
- luminesce13 points
- lustihood13 points
- lapidates12 points
- larruping12 points
- lavations12 points
- leporidae12 points
- levanters12 points
- levuloses12 points
- librating12 points
- lidocaine12 points
- lithiases12 points
- lithiasis12 points
- litigable12 points
- liturgics12 points
- longicorn12 points
- lousewort12 points
- lyonnaise12 points
- laciniate11 points
- lamellate11 points
- lamenters11 points
- laminator11 points
- laminitis11 points
- lancelets11 points
- landsides11 points
- larceners11 points
- latencies11 points
- leotarded11 points
- libellant11 points
- libration11 points
- limonenes11 points
- limonites11 points
- literatim11 points
- luminaria11 points
- landaulet10 points
- langouste10 points
- laudation10 points
- lilangeni10 points
- logroller10 points
- lustering10 points
- lustrated10 points
- laterites9 points
- linalools9 points
- lineation9 points
- linerless9 points
- literator9 points
- looniness9 points
- lunations9 points
- lunisolar9 points
- lustrates9 points
- lysozymes26 points
- lacqueyed24 points
- lyricized24 points
- lyricizes23 points
- liquified22 points
- logicized22 points
- lespedeza21 points
- liquifies21 points
- lixiviums21 points
- logicizes21 points
- lacquerer20 points
- linkworks20 points
- liquorice20 points
- lobbygows20 points
- lackeying19 points
- laterized19 points
- lathworks19 points
- latinized19 points
- lechayims19 points
- legalizer19 points
- liquating19 points
- lockdowns19 points
- lynchpins19 points
- laceworks18 points
- laterizes18 points
- latinizes18 points
- laverocks18 points
- lazarette18 points
- lazulites18 points
- lazurites18 points
- leakproof18 points
- leechlike18 points
- leukotomy18 points
- libecchio18 points
- lionizers18 points
- liquation18 points
- lobbyisms18 points
- lovelocks18 points
- luteinize18 points
- lyophiled18 points
- ladyhoods17 points
- ladypalms17 points
- lambkills17 points
- lampyrids17 points
- lathyrism17 points
- leadworks17 points
- leafworms17 points
- lickspits17 points
- lightbulb17 points
- lightwood17 points
- lobsticks17 points
- locksteps17 points
- logomachs17 points
- lookdowns17 points
- lopsticks17 points
- lytically17 points
- lackering16 points
- lakeshore16 points
- lampshell16 points
- landskips16 points
- lawyering16 points
- laxations16 points
- laxnesses16 points
- leachable16 points
- lectotype16 points
- leukemoid16 points
- lightfast16 points
- lipocytes16 points
- lipolytic16 points
- lithified16 points
- locofocos16 points
- logograph16 points
- lollypops16 points
- lowlights16 points
- lowlihead16 points
- lunchmeat16 points
- lutefisks16 points
- lycopenes16 points
- lyricisms16 points
- lacewoods15 points
- lakeports15 points
- lavalavas15 points
- lavishers15 points
- leadscrew15 points
- leastways15 points
- lechering15 points
- leukaemia15 points
- leukemias15 points
- levodopas15 points
- libeccios15 points
- lichening15 points
- linstocks15 points
- lithifies15 points
- longships15 points
- loopholed15 points
- lovevines15 points
- lowballed15 points
- lowlifers15 points
- lungworms15 points
- lyricised15 points
- lysogenic15 points
- lagnappes14 points
- lakesides14 points
- lallygags14 points
- lappering14 points
- laticifer14 points
- laughings14 points
- leachates14 points
- leachiest14 points
- lecheries14 points
- lecithins14 points
- leprously14 points
- levigated14 points
- leviratic14 points
- licencing14 points
- lichenins14 points
- lightered14 points
- lightings14 points
- lignified14 points
- lipolyses14 points
- lippening14 points
- lippering14 points
- lithemias14 points
- livetraps14 points
- locomoted14 points
- longhands14 points
- longheads14 points
- loppering14 points
- loyalisms14 points
- lyricises14 points
- labelable13 points
- lacrimals13 points
- ladlefuls13 points
- lamperses13 points
- landgrabs13 points
- langlaufs13 points
- langshans13 points
- larkiness13 points
- larrikins13 points
- laryngals13 points
- latewoods13 points
- laudative13 points
- laughters13 points
- laveering13 points
- layerages13 points
- layerings13 points
- leathered13 points
- lemniscal13 points
- leucemias13 points
- levigates13 points
- licencees13 points
- licencers13 points
- liftgates13 points
- lignifies13 points
- liltingly13 points
- limberest13 points
- limpsiest13 points
- liposomal13 points
- liposomes13 points
- liripipes13 points
- litharges13 points
- locomotes13 points
- logaoedic13 points
- logicised13 points
- lomentums13 points
- lowriders13 points
- lubricous13 points
- lucencies13 points
- luminisms13 points
- lungworts13 points
- luteciums13 points
- labradors12 points
- lacertids12 points
- laicising12 points
- lanthorns12 points
- lapidists12 points
- latherers12 points
- latticing12 points
- laudanums12 points
- lavaliers12 points
- leadplant12 points
- leeboards12 points
- lemuroids12 points
- lenitives12 points
- lepidotes12 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 702
- By usage: 130 very common, 167 common, 405 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- liquidize 28
- lysozymes 26
- lacqueyed 24
- lockboxes 24
- lyricized 24
- lazybones 23
- loquacity 23
- lyricizes 23
- liquefied 22
- liquidity 22
Most common
- labelling
- literally
- languages
- libraries
- locations
- lunchtime
- launching
- lifestyle
- logically
- landscape
Definitions
- literally (adverb)
- In a literal sense.
- lunchtime (noun)
- The customary or habitual hour for eating lunch.
- launching (noun)
- The act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time.
- lifestyle (noun)
- A manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes.
Below you will find all 702 nine-letter words starting with L from our dictionary, grouped in one list with the common words first. Each chip shows the word and its classic tile score, and a small dot marks the words that appear in everyday English. LABELLING, LITERALLY and LANGUAGES are typical of the familiar entries. To check which of these you can spell right now, enter your letters in the box above and press search.
How to use this page
To use this page, start with the search box. Type the letters on your rack, add a question mark for each blank, and press search. The tool keeps this page's constraint and returns only the words you can spell. Below the box, the full list is arranged with common words first, followed by the quick facts, definitions and related lists.
Tips
The list puts common words first for a reason: they are the ones an opponent is least likely to challenge and the ones you will remember next time. When two plays score about the same, prefer the common word. Save the rare entries for situations where they are clearly better, such as a triple-word square that only an obscure word can reach. If you are learning vocabulary or solving a puzzle for a newspaper, stick to the very common words marked with a dot; they are the ones the setter almost certainly had in mind.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the nine-letter words starting with L?
LIQUIDIZE scores 28 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
405 of the 702 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.